Up to this point, filmmaker Scott Derrickson has been primarily known for his horror output. Movies like “Sinister,” “The Black Phone,” and “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” make clear that the writer/director has a knack for the genre. While on the surface, his newest feature, “The Gorge,” sounds like just another scary flick to add to his resume, there’s actually more to the upcoming feature than scares and suspense, as he stressed in a recent article for IGN.
“The Gorge blends multiple genres — romance, science fiction, action, spy thriller and even horror…the idea was to first invest a lot of time into the backstories and evolving connection between the two characters played by Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, and then see them thrust into survival mode amidst the unrelenting and unpredictable dangers and mysteries of the gorge itself.”
Time will tell how successfully Derrickson pulls off this feat.
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“The Gorge” stars Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Sigourney Weaver. Scott Derrickson (“The Black Phone,” “Doctor Strange”) is the director. Zach Dean (“Fast X,” “The Tomorrow War”) is the screenwriter, and producers include Derrickson, Dean, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Gregory Goodman, and Don Granger, with Teller as one of the executive producers.
“The Gorge” follows two dangerous snipers in a corrupt and lethal world who find a soulmate in each other while guarding either side of a deep gorge against an undisclosed menace.
Synopsis:
Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy. When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them, they must work together in a test of both their physical and mental strength to keep the secret in the gorge before it’s too late.
“The Gorge” will arrive on Apple TV+ on February 14. Watch the first trailer below.